Tuesday, 12 February 2019

According to Wee, such a membership is one of the first steps to take the necessary programme modules and examinations to qualify first as an accountant and then full membership in the Australian society.

Australian-based accountant Melissa Tan corroborated Wee’s arguments, adding that in Australia one needs to accumulate three years of experience and sit for several exams before one can be called a certified accountant.

Said Wee at Facebook : “Therefore a provisional membership is far from being a fully certified chartered accountant or even an accountant. You cannot call yourself using either designation,” adding that neither is Lim a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) .

Now I probably have to stop using my favourite picture of Guan Eng,

and replace it with maybe this one,

Look more humble and repentant, right?

Hmmm....this is really Tony Pua's fault.

Why did he not check properly before calling for the PC yesterday to show off Guan Eng's credentials?

And they said Pua is smart.

He even said Guan Eng going to sue Wee Ka Siong if the latter continues to question the finance minister's credential as an accountant.

That's really dumb because once in court, Guan Eng can't run and hide anymore.

It surprises me that Pua didn't even consider that.

But then again, I don't think this whole nonsense will affect DAP by much.

I'm quite sure the overwhelming majority of its Chinese community support base will not abandon it just because of this.

I don't think they care that Guan Eng is not an accountant or even if he had lied to them about it.

After all, there are other Pakatan ministers and menteri besar who now turned out to be not being exactly honest about their academic qualifications.

Ya, I don't think they care too much about the integrity of their leaders, especially for someone like Guan Eng.

Sunday, 10 February 2019

“It is not going to be easy. This is going to be an uphill battle as we are faced with a difficult task," the Home Minister told a press conference after a meeting with Bersatu and community leaders ahead of the by-election set for March 2.

By right the by-election should be easy for Pakatan as it won by a huge 8,964 votes majority in GE14 less than a year ago.

It should be noted that the incumbent almost always wins in a by-election.

BN had held the seat all these years even when Pakatan started to rule Selangor in 2008. It only lost there for the first time in GE14 last year.

Basically, it's a Malay majority constituency which used to be an Umno stronghold in Selangor.

Therefore, I think the big question of whether the bulk of Malay voters have turned around again to now support BN will be answered in Semenyih.

The BN's victory in Cameron Highlands by-election gave a glimpse of that, but some may argue that it may not be so accurate because BN had fielded an Orang Asli candidate which swung around the community's significant number totally in its favour.

So, Semenyih will be a more percise barometer for the Malay votes.

Considering the Malay voters factor, I think the outcome of this by-election will be more crucial than Cameron Highlands as Pakatan, especially Pribumi Bersatu which will be fielding its candidate could not afford to lose it.

If it does so, then it's confirmed that Pakatan is sliding further down and set to lose more support among the Malays.

A more extreme analysis may even conclude that such an outcome points to Pakatan not even be able to survive till the next general election.

I also think that this is going to be a fight for survival for Pribumi Bersatu which is trying to replace Umno as the main party for the Malays.

If it fails to defend the Malay-majority Semenyih, then it will lose a lot of credibility and may not be able to hold Pakatan together as it does now.

But then again, the over 8,000 majority it won there in GE14 less than a year ago should be a good enough cushion for Pribumi Bersatu and Pakatan to win the by-election.

It could also be safely said that Pakatan already have the over 30 per cent votes of Chinese and Indians in the bag.

On top of those, I'm also quite sure Pakatan will go all out to defend the seat, and use whatever means to win.

Well, for one thing it did use government assets to campaign in Cameron Highland and therefore I think they may do the same again in Semenyih.

I'm also quite sure that Pakatan will try to exploit Najib's trials which start this week to remind people, especially Malays in Semenyih that BN, or to be more precise Umno is bad.

BN will find things to be tougher this time as they don't have much resources after the post-GE14 crackdown where its accounts were frozen.

No matter how one's to put it, the odds are still not in their favour.

Nonetheless, I think it still boils down to just how the BN's leadership approach the by-election.

If Mat Hassan and the gang remain as smart as they were in Cameron Highlands, then they may spring another surprise and completely turn the tide around.

A right candidate and smart campaign strategy may do the trick again, I think.

Then of course, there's the cooperation with Pas which worked beautifully in Cameron Highlands.

It should be noted that the Pakatan's 8,964 majority in GE14 for Semenyih would have been much reduced if votes won by BN and Pas were combined. BN had received 14,484 votes and Pas (6,966) as compared to Pakatan's 23,428.

Then there's also the fact that Pakatan has became arrogant and screwed up on so many fronts since winning GE14.

There's no doubt that many Malays are getting disillusioned with Pakatan, especially over its handling of issues such as ICERD and the tragic death of fireman Adib.

And of course there are those Pakatan's broken promises and the failure to improve things, especially for the Malays after winning GE14.

Those may help BN a lot in this coming by-election just as they did in Cameron Highlands.

Personally, I think Azmin was not wrong to feel confident about Pakatan winning in Semenyih because it's after all the incumbent with a huge majority cushion.

However, Muhyiddin, being the former Umno deputy president should know the Malays' sentiment better and that the danger of Pakatan losing to BN in a Malay majority constituency such as Semenyih is currently very real.

Tuesday, 5 February 2019

The tweet, by Mohamed Azmin’s daughter Farah Amira, mentioned that Dr Siti Hasmah was with Datin Seri Shamsida Taharin, the wife of the PKR deputy president, at a hospital room but it did not say which hospital it was and what surgery the minister had undergone.

“A picture paints a thousand words, they say. Indeed, Abah@AzminAli in high spirits, from the care, love and affection showered on him by Tun Dr. Siti who came to visit after Abah's surgery.

I guess the old nasty things during the Anwar crackdown have been forgiven.

But were they forgotten?

Even though Dr Siti Hasmah was not involved, she surely remembers that it was very bad back then when they accused Azmin of giving Shamsidar to Anwar.

They even brought a mattress to court as evidence, complete with DNA samples and such.

Some even claimed that a child of Azmin and Shamsidar was actually Anwar's.

At that time, people blamed Dr Siti Hasmah's husband Dr Mahathir of all the sordidness.

Honestly, I never believe in the accusation.

As far as I know, Shamsidar is a good person and would never let herself be used like that.

I don't think Azmin is that vile too.

Looking at that picture of Dr Siti Hasmah with Azmin and Shamsidar, I believe the grand old lady also didn't believe in the allegations even back then when all those nasty things were happening.

Whatever it is, that's how things are in Malaysian politics.

All those sordid things they accused of each other were just part of their politics.

I think we shouldn't take those things too seriously.

Well, some of us got all worked up over them which I think was not very smart at all.

Just look at what they said Najib had done.

I think they will one day admit that it's only politics.

Ya, for now it's all seemed so real with all those multiple charges in court.

Later on, I think it will turn out to be just the same as that mattress they hauled up to court two decades ago.

It's just politics.

By the way, a foreigner friend asked me last night whether I believe this could happen,

Saturday, 2 February 2019

excerpts;Langkawi police chief Mohd Iqbal Ibrahim said five reports were lodged by the local Bersatu division members at the Kuah police station at 4.30pm yesterday.

"The reports were on the former prime minister’s programme in Pantai Cenang today.

“Police have noted their concerns, and have already advised the organisers on it and they have reverted to us that it will only be a breakfast function at a restaurant and that no speeches will be made,” he told Bernama.

They should just let Najib be.

He was just jalan-jalan and meeting his fans for breakfast.

Even if he is campaigning like what he did in Cameron Highlands, I don't think they should try to stop him.

Lodging police reports like that was just being over the top.

Makes them looked petty, actually.

In case we forget, this is still a free and democratic country.

Najib is free for now and he still has his democratic rights.

Well, the courts are yet to find him guilty of anything.

If he's found guilty of all those charges, then that's another story lah.

What ever it is, the guy will not be the PM again, okay.

So, don't worry,

In fact, I also don't want him to be PM again.

And we shouldn't blame people for being his fans too.

I have to admit that his Facebook postings were quite sharp and witty these days.

If Pakatan people can't stand that, then I suggest for them to get their leaders to do their job properly.

Fulfil the election promises, don't make conflicting or U-turn statements, stop talking like idiots, come up with good ideas instead of nonsense like black school shoes, stop spinning and lying etc etc.

Really, if Pakatan leaders can do those things, it would stop Najib and his growing fan club.

No need to be silly by lodging police reports just to stop Najib from having breakfast with people who like him.

Also, Pakatan people should get AG Tommy Thomas to speed up the legal process against Najib.

That way, Najib could be jailed quickly and stop causing discomfort to them.

For one thing, they should get him a Bahasa Malaysia tutor so that he can understand the national language better as I think that's holding him back a little in handling Najib's cases.

While they are at it, I think they should also get some of the ministers and their deputies Bahasa Malaysia tutors too to make them more effective.